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Grow With Us
What's with the name?
From Wiktionary: alō (present infinitive alere, perfect active aluī, supine altum or alitum); third conjugation
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- I foster, I nourish
- I raise (as a child, an animal, etc.)
- I feed, I maintain, I develop
Alo Land Strategy Summary
Alo Land is a regenerative initiative by us - Petru and Inês. We are former tech professionals who moved to Portugal with our two children. We currently manage a 1-hectare plot with a food forest and own an additional 2.5-hectare undeveloped plot nearby.
Vision and Goals
- Land restoration using regenerative practices
- Supporting holistic well-being (physical, emotional, spiritual)
- Cultivating eight forms of capital (financial, material, living, social, intellectual, experiential, spiritual, cultural)
- Building community resilience
Current Challenges
- Overwhelming workload maintaining the food forest
- Potential for more social connections, particularly for the adults
- Gaps in food production despite potential
- Restrictions on travel due to land care responsibilities
Strategic Approach
The family has shifted to an incremental growth strategy that focuses on:
- Leveraging existing resources and activities
- Attracting people to the land (as participants or volunteers)
- Creating a volunteer pipeline
- Thoughtful development of their 2.5-hectare plot
From our visual diary...
Another rainy weather project: cutting lumber for the #greenhouse cover.
Another rainy weather project: cutting lumber for the cover.
Taking advantage of the rainy weather to work on an indoor(-ish) project: a modular #compost bin.
Taking advantage of the rainy weather to work on an indoor(-ish) project: a modular bin.Cut the lumber to measure and applied one layer of protection. It'll be ready to mount after a second layer.
We harvested a few sweet potatoes and a surprise.
We harvested a few sweet potatoes and a surprise.We don't generally eat potatoes but do often add sweet potatoes to our menu. So we decided to plant some to see how it goes.Surprisingly, it was super easy but we do need to make sure we don't wait too long to harvest....
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